TEXAS MEDICAL JURISPRUDENCE EXAM STUDY GUIDE
2025 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔10 dasy - ✔✔filing death report by funeral director (MD completes medical
certification < 5 days after receiving death certification)
mail letter denying patinet's request for medical record due to non-payment of required
mailing/processing fees (cannot be due to non-payment of medical bill)
MD has to visit underserved/rural clinic run by midlevels every 10 days
✔✔15 days - ✔✔MD to provide requested medical records (calendar days for hospital;
business days for MD)
MD sends letter denying patient's request for medical records
letter to TMB of adverse event causing unanticipated hospital admission > 24 hours or
death of the patient < 72 hours from a procedure
✔✔21 days - ✔✔defendant/MD must file any objection with the court regarding
malpractice lawsuit
deadline schedule II Rx must be filled & cannot have refills
✔✔30 days most deadlines. - ✔✔so guess 30 days when in doubt
✔✔`TMB <-----> MD communication regarding license/lawsuits/appeals/penalties -
✔✔TMB notifies healthcare facilities on the 1st working day of any MD's restrictions or
suspensions; written notification < 30 days
notify TMB of pending lawsuits if you're not insured; otherwise, your insurance will do it
for you
notify TMB <30 days if disciplinary action from the hospital affects MD's privileges > 30
days
notify TMB any conviction or deferred adjudication verdict for any felony or
misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, abuse of medicare/medicaid program, &
narcotic violation. Do not wait until time for renewal. MD can wait until time of renewal to
notify TMB for anything else
Clerk of the court of record will need to forward a copy of the conviction/adjudication <
30 days regardless of whether the adjudication/finding is subsequently with-
held/appealed
, length for appeal when investigated or suspended by TMB
notify TMB any name & practice address changes
provide a 30-day grace period of continued patient care until a new MD is found (i.e
terminate physician-patient relationship)
hospitals have < 30 days to submit a bill
letter to DSHS reporting 3rd trimester abortion & emergent abortions on unemancipated
minors
✔✔45 days - ✔✔MD provides medical records to suing attorney
time for insurer to pay after receipt of bill from MD (either regular bill or worker's comp)
✔✔60 days - ✔✔advanced notice (letter of intent) of lawsuit sent to MD - give time for
settlement
✔✔75 - ✔✔75 days: notice letter extends statute date limitation for lawsuit
75 miles: distance a secondary practice can be from primary practice sites
✔✔90 days - ✔✔length of time for which mid-levels can write Rx
must consult delegating MD for refills of controlled substances after the initial 90-day
supply OR when prescribing controlled substances for children < 2 yo
MD can request OPC (order of protective custody) from judge for involuntary detention
of psych patient
OPC lasts < 30 days, after which MD has to file for a 90-day commitment
✔✔95 days - ✔✔deadline for MD filing worker's comp medical bills; insurance then has
45 days to respond; if denied, MD has another 45 days to appeal
✔✔120 days - ✔✔plaintiff must file all liability & causation issues with the medical expert
findings (expert report) < 120 days of filing the malpractice claim
✔✔20 weeks - ✔✔fetus requires a death certification if >350 grams or > 20 weeks
10 days to submit
✔✔1 year - ✔✔abortion facility must submit annual report to DSHS
2025 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔10 dasy - ✔✔filing death report by funeral director (MD completes medical
certification < 5 days after receiving death certification)
mail letter denying patinet's request for medical record due to non-payment of required
mailing/processing fees (cannot be due to non-payment of medical bill)
MD has to visit underserved/rural clinic run by midlevels every 10 days
✔✔15 days - ✔✔MD to provide requested medical records (calendar days for hospital;
business days for MD)
MD sends letter denying patient's request for medical records
letter to TMB of adverse event causing unanticipated hospital admission > 24 hours or
death of the patient < 72 hours from a procedure
✔✔21 days - ✔✔defendant/MD must file any objection with the court regarding
malpractice lawsuit
deadline schedule II Rx must be filled & cannot have refills
✔✔30 days most deadlines. - ✔✔so guess 30 days when in doubt
✔✔`TMB <-----> MD communication regarding license/lawsuits/appeals/penalties -
✔✔TMB notifies healthcare facilities on the 1st working day of any MD's restrictions or
suspensions; written notification < 30 days
notify TMB of pending lawsuits if you're not insured; otherwise, your insurance will do it
for you
notify TMB <30 days if disciplinary action from the hospital affects MD's privileges > 30
days
notify TMB any conviction or deferred adjudication verdict for any felony or
misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, abuse of medicare/medicaid program, &
narcotic violation. Do not wait until time for renewal. MD can wait until time of renewal to
notify TMB for anything else
Clerk of the court of record will need to forward a copy of the conviction/adjudication <
30 days regardless of whether the adjudication/finding is subsequently with-
held/appealed
, length for appeal when investigated or suspended by TMB
notify TMB any name & practice address changes
provide a 30-day grace period of continued patient care until a new MD is found (i.e
terminate physician-patient relationship)
hospitals have < 30 days to submit a bill
letter to DSHS reporting 3rd trimester abortion & emergent abortions on unemancipated
minors
✔✔45 days - ✔✔MD provides medical records to suing attorney
time for insurer to pay after receipt of bill from MD (either regular bill or worker's comp)
✔✔60 days - ✔✔advanced notice (letter of intent) of lawsuit sent to MD - give time for
settlement
✔✔75 - ✔✔75 days: notice letter extends statute date limitation for lawsuit
75 miles: distance a secondary practice can be from primary practice sites
✔✔90 days - ✔✔length of time for which mid-levels can write Rx
must consult delegating MD for refills of controlled substances after the initial 90-day
supply OR when prescribing controlled substances for children < 2 yo
MD can request OPC (order of protective custody) from judge for involuntary detention
of psych patient
OPC lasts < 30 days, after which MD has to file for a 90-day commitment
✔✔95 days - ✔✔deadline for MD filing worker's comp medical bills; insurance then has
45 days to respond; if denied, MD has another 45 days to appeal
✔✔120 days - ✔✔plaintiff must file all liability & causation issues with the medical expert
findings (expert report) < 120 days of filing the malpractice claim
✔✔20 weeks - ✔✔fetus requires a death certification if >350 grams or > 20 weeks
10 days to submit
✔✔1 year - ✔✔abortion facility must submit annual report to DSHS
